Malaysian Health Facilities from OpenStreetMap for Service Access Analysis

OpenStreetMap exports provide health facility locations across Malaysia, including hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, doctors, and dentists. The Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team (HOT) compiled this data, last updated in May 2026. Completeness varies by region, with urban areas likely more comprehensively mapped than remote ones.

Use Cases

• Map healthcare service access gaps based on facility type and location.
• Plan emergency response routes based on proximity to hospitals and clinics.
• Analyze the distribution of pharmacies and dentists relative to population centers.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOPACKAGE, SHP, and GEOJSON.
• Includes facilities tagged via the established OSM `amenity` and `healthcare` key systems.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Completeness varies by region, with remote areas likely being less complete.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

OpenStreetMap

Collection Method

Volunteer-contributed mapping via the OpenStreetMap platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14.

Geography

Malaysia